18th-Century British Caricature with Dr. Matthew Morgan
Join us online or in person at the Foundling Museum for the third in a series of afternoon art history lectures by Dr Matthew Morgan, Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck and former Director of Turner’s House.
During the 18th century Britain experienced a printing boom. Newspapers, pamphlets and satirical prints were sold to a growing urban middle class. Influenced by the Enlightenment, which questioned contemporary customs and morals, a fashion for sentimental comedies and moral lessons taught through art emerged. The painter and caricaturist William Hogarth built on these fashions with his modern moral subjects. Political and social scandal during the 18th century only encouraged the British appetite for satire, and a new genre was born: British Caricature. Join us as we introduce this genre, its origination and influences, and its lasting popularity.
This talk will take place at 3pm on Friday 6th June at the Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, and must be pre-booked. For more information and to book tickets, please visit https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/18th-century-british-painting-caricature-in-person/
